Cargo support for truck bed

Abstract

A cargo support bar for use with a truck bed or truck bed liners has a pair of spaced equipment holders. Each holder has at least two upwardly extending arms which define slots for carrying cargo and equipment. A center area is formed between the equipment holders for carrying sheet material. Straps with hooks are provided to extend over the cargo. The support bars have a plastic shell extending over a 2'×4' wooden core. Two or more of the bars are positioned within pockets formed in the side walls of a truck bed or a truck bed liner to extend across the width and to support cargo and equipment in a double tier arrangement.

I claim: 
     
       1. A support bar for holding cargo and equipment for use with a truck bed liner or truck bed having a pair of pockets formed in a side wall of said liner or bed, said support bar comprising: an elongated cross member having a predetermined length and having a generally flat top surface extending between a pair of ends, said elongated member having a rectangular cross section, each of said pair of ends adapted to be received in a respective one of said pair of pockets,   a pair of equipment holders unitarily formed on said elongated member and spaced apart on said top surface of said elongated member by a cargo holder, each said equipment holder having a pair of arms extending outwardly from said top surface and spaced apart a predetermined distance, said cargo holder having an unobstructed flat portion extending a predetermined distance greater than said distance between said arms of each said equipment holder, said top surface having a flat portion extending between said equipment holders for receiving cargo.   
     
     
       2. The support bar according to claim 1, wherein said elongated member is unitarily formed with said pair of equipment holders of a moldable material. 
     
     
       3. The support bar of claim 2, wherein said cross member has a pair of sides extending from said top surface. 
     
     
       4. The support bar of claim 3, further comprising a core member formed of wood mounted within said cross member between said pair of sides. 
     
     
       5. The support bar of claim 1, wherein said cross member is formed of wood. 
     
     
       6. The support bar of claim 1, wherein each said equipment holder has a radiused bottom surface extending between its respective pair of arms. 
     
     
       7. The support bar of claim 1, further comprising a strap mounted to extend across at least one of said pair of arms. 
     
     
       8. The support bar of claim 1 further comprising a base channel member mounted to said cross member. 
     
     
       9. The support bar of claim 8 further comprising a longitudinal channel mounted to a base channel member. 
     
     
       10. A support bar for holding cargo which is adapted to be mounted in a pair of pockets formed in a side wall of a truck bed or truck bed liner, said support bar comprising: an elongated shell member unitarily formed of moldable material having a top portion and a pair of sides, extending orthogonally from respective longitudinal edges of said top portion, said top portion and said pair of sides defining a channel having a predetermined length, said shell member having at least one equipment holder having at least two arms extending outwardly from said top portion and said shell member; and   a wooden core member having a rectangular cross section mounted within said channel of said shell member beneath said top portion and between said pair of sides, said core member having a length at least as great as said predetermined length of said channel.